The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, (MoRTH), on July 16, 2024, notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2024 to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
The following has been stated-
•In rule 115C,- (i) in sub-rule 5,-
(a) for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “(c) Type approval for vehicles retrofitted with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) kits shall be valid for six years from the date of issue of such approval and shall be renewed for every six years at a time.”;
(b) for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “(d) Type approval for vehicles retrofitted or modified for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) operation shall be given for vehicles of specific make and such kit shall be considered fit for retrofitment in any vehicle within a specified range of engine capacity with the applicability of tests as mentioned in the document attached.
•In the said rules, in rule 115B, in sub-rule A, in clause (III) for sub-clause (c), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(c) Type approval for vehicles retrofitted with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) kits shall be valid for six years from the date of issue of such approval and shall be renewed for every six years at a time.”
[Notification No. G.S.R.407(E)]
